HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0021.070 2002-2004 ~Y OI~
Harry Kim c:: •'•.,y Lawrence K. Mahuna
Mn~~or Police Chief
• Harry S. Kubojiri
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County of Hawaii
POLICE DEPARTMENT
349 Kapiolani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3998
f 808) 935-3311 • Fax (808) 961-8869
January 17, 2003
TO JA ES Y. ARAKA 1, COUNCIL CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS r
FROM HA-~~S. U DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF
SUBJECT FINAL REPORT
Name of Grant Program: Hawaii Narcotics Task Force
State Department of the Attorney General
Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance
Federal or State Grantor: Division
County Grantee Department/Agency: County Police Department
Grant No.: 01-DB-05
Amount of Grant: $86,000.00
Amount of County Match: $21,500.00
010-201-5215.13, 010-201-5219.32 &
County Revenue & Expenditures Acct 3304.31
Grant Period: October 1, 2001 -September 30, 2002
Goals: See attached
Objectives: See attached
Outcomes or Results: See attached
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STATEWIDE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE
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Program Overview
The integral components of the Statewide Narcotics Task Force are multi-agency efforts,
airport interdiction, intelligence sharing, standazdized training, use of undercover officers, and
the use of canine in the detection of drugs. Multi-agency efforts include the combined resources
of federal and county law enforcement personnel, as well as state narcotics investigators. The
major drugs in Hawaii are marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.
With Hawaii's designation as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), the
Nazcotics Task Force has re-grouped with the Maui Police Department as the lead agency and
with a new name, Hawaii Nazcotics Task Force. The Honolulu Police Department has focused
its efforts on HIDTA initiatives and no longer receives Byrne funding as of 12/31/01, although it
remains involved in task force activities to some extent.
Aggregate Funding Information
Four projects received funding during the report period: the Maui Police Department
received FY 98 and FY O1 funds, the Honolulu Police Department received FY 00 funds, and the
Kauai Police Department and the Hawaii County Police Department received FY 00 and FY Ol
funds. Total funding for the Multi jurisdictional Task Force-Statewide Narcotics Task Force
program was $215,965.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the Statewide Narcotics Task Force program is to reduce the availability of
drugs in Hawaii.
The objectives are to:
• maintain the statewide nazcotics task force,
• make drug-related arrests,
• make drug, weapon, and asset seizures, and
• provide training to task force members.
Program Activities
With the majority of drugs being imported into the State, the focus of the task force is
mid- to high-level drug dealers. Operations aze enhanced by utilizing multiple law enforcement
organizations, consisting of at least one county police department and a federal agency. The task
force has also enlisted the Drug Enforcement Administration's Mobile Enforcement Team to
initiate drug investigations. The use of undercover officers from other jurisdictions has been an
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effective method of infiltrating drug organizations. Canine units continue to play an important
role in intercepting drugs. Ongoing training is an integral component of task force operations.
Officers have attended local as well as out-of--state training and conferences. Regular task force
meetings aze necessary not only to plan joint operations but also to discuss issues pertinent to the
task force.
, Performance Measures/Indicators and Evaluation Methods
• number of task force meetings held
• number ofdrug-related arrests
• amount of drugs seized
• types of drugs seized
• type and amount of seizures
• types of training held
Accomplishments and Evaluation Results
The amount of drugs seized by the four county police departments aze shown in the table
below.
Statewide Narcotics Task Force Drug Seizures, 7/1/01-6/30/02
Coun C stal Meth Cocaine Heroin Mari'uana
Honolulu* 7,037.00 ams 4,592.00 ams 536.00 7,668.00
Hawaii 5,724.06 ams 2,488.60 ms 1,641.65 ams 16,924.93
Kauai 526.10 ams 40.20 0.00 28,540.00
Maw 2,976.00 atns 654.00 144.00 2,419,915.00
TOTAL 16,263.16 s 7,774.80 2,321.65 2,473,047.93
*NazcoticsNice Division--Airport Detail for 7/1-12/31/01 only
**Includes weight of cultivated plants
In addition to drug seizures, the four police departments reported the following
accomplishments.
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Statewide Narcotics Task Force Arrests and Seizures, 7/1/01-6/30/02
Police De artment # of Arrests Cash Seized Weapons Seized Vehicles Seized
Honolulu 28 $ 85,000 6 0
Hawaii Coun 564 $197,332 0 0
Kauai 58 $228,528 14 9
Maui 1,074 $ 51,405 2 1
Total 1,724 $1,207,212 20 23
The Maui Police Department also seized one property with an estimated value of
$309,700.
A significant Hawaii County investigation, named Operation Island Pipeline, resulted in
the dismantling of a heroin distribution ring in December 2001. The 13-month long
investigation, which was initiated by the Hawaii County Police Department, yielded 20 pounds
of heroin with a street value of $1.6 million, $166,000 in cash, IS firearms, and 16 arrests. The
black taz heroin originated in Mexico and was transported to Hawaii via Los Angeles. Seazch
warrants were executed in Hilo, Kona, and on Oahu. The operation enlisted multiple law
enforcement agencies, including the four county police departments, U. S. Customs Service,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement
Administration, U. S Immigration and Naturalization Service, Internal Revenue Service, U. S.
Attorney, State Department of Public Safety (Nazcotics Enforcement Division), and the Hawaii
National Guard.
Another successful operation, titled Awa Root, was also the result of a long-term
investigation. Speazheaded by the Maui Police Department, the investigation, which culminated
in April 2002, tazgeted high level crystal methamphetamine distributors. Although the
investigation centered on Maui, it was linked to California, Utah, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand,
Australia, and Oahu, resulting in 30 arrests in Matri County, 10 on Oahu, 6 in California, and 1 in
Utah. Seizures included 8 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, 3 pounds of cocaine, and more
than half a million dollars. The investigation was a joint effort of the four county police
departments, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Five task force meetings were held during the report period: August, September, and
October 2001 in Honolulu, December 2001 in Hilo, January 2002 in Honolulu, and February
2002 on Kauai. Planning of joint operations as well as discussion of other pertinent issues, such
as training, occur at the task force meetings.
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In order to keep abreast of trends and the latest investigative techniques task force
members attended the following training.
Training Date Location # Attending
Canine Training 7/01 Honolulu, Hawaii I
• Audio/Video Surveillance Techniques 7/01 Las Vegas, Nevada 1
for Undercover Operations
Law Enforcement Seminar on Canines 7/01 Honolulu, Hawaii 4
SKYNARC Conference 7/01 Washington, DC 4
Street Crimes & Surveillance Techniques 7/01 Honolulu, Hawaii 10
Responding to Criminal Alien Problems 8/01 Honolulu, Hawaii 1
Fraud/FinancialInvestigations Training 8/Ol Glynco, Georgia 1
Semi-annual Inter-County Criminal 8/01 Honolulu, Hawaii 6
Intelligence Unit (ICCILT) Conf:
Canine Training 10/Ol Honolulu, Hawaii 2
Fraud Investigation Methods & Tracing 11/01 Honolulu, Hawaii 1
Illegal Proceeds Training
Califomia Narcotics Officers Assn. Conl: 11/Ol Monterey, California 7
Undercover Drug/Nazcotics Investigations 12/01 Las Vegas, Nevada 2
California Nazcotics Canine Association 1/02 Burbank, Califomia 1
Conference
Drug Enforcement Train the Trainer 1/02 Honolulu, Hawaii 2
Semi-annual ICCIU Conference 2/02 Lihue, Hawaii 5
11'" Annual WSIN Conference 4/02 Honolulu, Hawaii 17
Canine Training 4/02 Honolulu, Hawaii 2
Aanual WSIN Conference 6/02 Sacramento, Califomia 5
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